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Lyrics & meaning

Marandhaye

From Teddy · 2020

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Pradeep Kumar, Jonita Gandhi
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Teddy
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
20 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haa…aaa….aaa….aa….
Haaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…
Marandhaayae marandhaayae
Pennae ennai yen marandhaai
Kadandhae thaan nadanthaayae
Yaaro endru yen kadandhaai
Ninaivugal yaavum neengi ponaal
Naan yaar maradhiya avadhiya sagadhiya
Nigalnthavai ellam poiyai aanaal
Nee yaar jananama salanama maranama
Thaniyai naan vazhthenae
Vaanai nee aanaai
Unil yera paarthenae
Kaanamal ponaai
Yaaradi yaaradi
Naan ini yaaradi
Naan ini vaazha or
Kaaranam kooradi
Marandhaayae marandhaayae
Pennae ennai yen marandhaai
Kadandhae thaan nadanthaayae
Yaaro endru yen kadandhaai
Haa…aa….haa…aa….aa….aa…
Hoo ooo oo ooo ooo
Hooo…ooo …hooo …ooo ..hooo ..oo
Mugilumillai puyalumillai
Mazhai varuma
Idhayathilae inam puriyaa kalavarama
Vidhaiyumillai uramumillai
Maram varuma
Ninaivugalil kilai virithae sugam tharuma
Idhu varai ariya oru vanai virumbi
Idhayam idhayam thudi thudithiduma
Tholaivoru piravi arupatta uravu
Piraviyai kadanthumae enai thodarnthiduma
Nirainthaayae nirainthaayae
Nenjam ellaam nee nirainthaai
Thanimaiyum naanum
Meendum ondrai aanum
Marubadi surungidum ulagilae
Aaa….aa…surangathai polae
Ennul poga poga
Perugidum perugidum ninaivilae
Unai kaana ulagathil
Ethuvum meiyillai
Female :Ulagellam poi indha
Kaadhal poi illai
YaaradiFemale :Haa…
Male :YaaradiFemale :Haa…
Male :Naan ini yaaradi
Female :Haa…
Male :Or thuliFemale :Hoo..
Male :NyabagamFemale :Hoo.
Male :Oorutha paaradi
Female :Haa…aaa
Marandhaayae marandhaayae…
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
You forgot me, you forgot me...
Oh girl, why did you forget me?
You just walked right past me,
Why did you pass me by like a stranger?
If all our memories fade away,
Who am I? Forgetfulness, suffering, or just mud underfoot?
If everything that happened turns out to be a lie,
Who are you? A new life, a fleeting stir, or death itself?
I was living all alone,
Then you became my endless sky.
I tried to rise up into you,
Yet you disappeared.
Who am I, girl? Who am I?
Who am I to you from now on?
To go on living,
Just tell me one reason.
You forgot me, you forgot me...
Oh girl, why did you forget me?
You just walked right past me,
Why did you pass me by like a stranger?
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Hoo... ooh... ooh... ooh...
Hoo... ooh... hoo... ooh... hoo... ooh...
There are no clouds, there is no storm,
Yet will the rain fall?
Is this an unspoken turmoil within my heart?
There is no seed, there is no fertilizer,
Yet will a tree grow?
Can it spread its branches across memories and bring comfort?
Longing for a sky it never knew before,
Does the heart beat and ache like this?
A bond severed in a distant lifetime,
Can it cross lifetimes and still follow me?
You filled me, you filled me completely,
You filled every corner of my heart.
Solitude and I,
Have become one once again.
In this world that shrinks once more,
Ah... ah... like a deep mine,
As I go deeper and deeper within myself,
In the memories that swell and overflow...
In a world without you,
Nothing feels real.
The whole world may be a lie, but this—
—this love is not a lie.
Who am I, girl? (Ah...)
Who am I, girl? (Ah...)
Who am I from now on?
Ah...
Does even a single drop... (Hoo...)
...of memory... (Hoo...)
...well up in you? Look and tell me.
Ah... ah...
You forgot me, you forgot me...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Marandhaayae' expresses profound existential heartbreak and confusion resulting from a loved one forgetting the protagonist. The lyrics explore themes of identity, memory, and spiritual connection, questioning who one becomes when shared memories disappear. The speaker wonders if love can transcend past lives and physical reality, even when facing complete emotional isolation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Naan yaar maradhiya avadhiya sagadhiya / Nee yaar jananama salanama maranama

Rhyming word endings used to create rhythm and express grief.

Uvamaani / Simile

Aaa….aa…surangathai polae / Ennul poga poga

Comparing the internal journey through memories to descending into a deep tunnel.

Rhetorical Questioning

Mugilumillai puyalumillai / Mazhai varuma

Using impossible natural phenomena (rain without clouds, tree without seeds) to question emotional reality.

Metaphor

Vaanai nee aanaai

Equating the beloved to the vast sky.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2021 fantasy action film 'Teddy', composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Madhan Karky, the song delves into the plot's theme of memory loss and spiritual connection. The song features vocals by Pradeep Kumar and Jonita Gandhi.

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